The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.

Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.

Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as
she wept, she bent over into the tomb and
saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the
head and one at the feet where the body
of Jesus had been. And they said to her,
"Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They
have taken my Lord, and I don´t know where
they laid him." When she had said this, she
turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know
it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why
are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" She
thought it was the gardener and said to him, "Sir,
if you carried him away, tell me where you
laid him, and I will take him." Jesus said to
her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in
Hebrew, "Rabboni," which means Teacher. Jesus said to her,
"Stop holding onto me, for I have not yet
ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and
tell them, ´I am going to my Father and
your Father, to my God and your God.´" Mary of
Magdala went and announced to the disciples, "I have
seen the Lord," and what he told her.

Introductory
Prayer: Lord, you are the source of all life because
you are life itself. Your resurrection gives me the
hope of being raised from the dead to rejoice
with you in heaven forever. I need to reflect more
often on the good you have done for us
and on your promises to those who put their trust
in you. Thank you, Jesus, for taking up your
life again and leading the way home to heaven. I
love you, and I want to follow after you
with all my heart. I want to cooperate more
fully with you in bringing many others there with me.

Petition: Lord, grant me a faith that is
alive, operative and fruitful.

1. Blinded by Love, Mary Stayed
Weeping: St. John observes that “they did not know
the scripture, that he must rise from the dead” (John
20:9). Because the reality of the Resurrection had not
yet entered into the mind, and much less the
heart, of Mary, she stayed weeping outside Christ’s tomb.
Take this moment to contemplate this moving scene which shows
Mary’s deep love for Our Lord. Even angels could
not persuade her with their questioning: “Why are you
weeping?” Admire her love; imitate her love; want what she
wanted – to be with her Lord, always! May
our love for Our Lord give us the same fortitude
in love that Mary showed at the tomb.

2. They
Had Taken Her Love Away: Poor Mary! The
sorrows of her life were so mean and pitiful. One
sad day, desperation had led her into a life
of prostitution. With her dignity gone, her empty soul
seemed suited only to be a haven for roaming devils
(cf. Luke 8:3; Mark 16:9). The world, the flesh
and the devil saw her only with contempt and
selfish opportunity. But Our Lord had seen her differently and
loved her differently. The love that he had restored
to her life, however, was now trampled upon as
she contemplated his empty tomb. See her heart, already heavy
with grief and horror at seeing her Lord mistreated,
beaten and crucified. All these thoughts welled up in
her mind and caused her to conclude, “They have taken
my Lord.” Feel the depths of her helplessness as
she finished her thought: “And I don´t know where they
laid him.”

3. “Why Are You Weeping?” Mary’s love
was at the right time, in the right place,
and for the right person. Her tears were for her
Lord. Jesus, moved by Mary’s show of love, would
not let her remain in such a state. It is
now Christ who asks her, “Why are you
weeping?” In effect, Jesus is saying, “The sins of your
past will no longer have power over you. Nor
will those cruel men, or the devil. I am here
and I am the Resurrection, the Way, the Truth
and the Life! Sin, evil men, the devil, and
death might stake their claim on you, but they cannot
have you, for you are mine! I have bought
you with the price of my own blood; I have
laid down my life for you, my friend!” Our
Lord sums up this great truth with but a
simple, tender utterance of her name: “Mary”. Yes, Jesus
knows us personally and loves us in a personal way.
We must come to our senses and believe in
the truth of the Resurrection. We must believe in
Jesus.

Conversation with Christ: >Lord, you lead me to
life everlasting. Let me draw ever closer to you,
trusting always in your ways and never fearing the cross.
May I love you from the little cross of
my life, whatever its form or character may be.

Resolution:I
will seek out a friend I may have alienated
by my bad example or lack of self-control, and
I will strive to be reconciled through a generous act
of charity and understan

The daily meditation is a service of Regnum Christi that offers people a Gospel reflection through e-mail. You can view the weekly meditation on this link or listen the podcast version here.